Stencil



R. D. Gouwl STENCIL Filed May 24. 1930 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 @www u fm..-

ROBERT DAVID GOULD,

STENCIL Application. filed May 24,

- ceeds, the invention resides in the combination and arrangement ofparts and in .the details of construction hereinafter described andclaimed, it being understood that, within the scope of what is claimed,changes in the precise embodiment of the invention shown can be madewithout departing from the spirit of the invention.

in the accompanying drawings Figure 1 shows in plan, a stencil plateconstructed in accordance with the invention;

Figure 2 is a diagrammatic view illustrating how the plates are shiftedand combined in the spacing of the characters;

Figure 3 is a fragmental plan;

l Figure 4f is a fragmental plan to be con- -sidered in connection withFigure 3 in eX- plaining the operation of the device;

Figure 5 is a fragmental rear elevation; Figure 6 is a section takenthrough one of the character-forming openings.

ln carrying out the invention, there is provided any desired number ofstencil plates l and 2, having openings, such as 3, l, and 5, theopenings defining characters.

rlhe plates are provided in their opposite 1980. Serial No. 455,406.

edges 8 into the place formerly occupied by one of the left-hand edges7, the stenciled characters will be spaced properly.

The operation of stenciling out the word bed will be understoodreadilywhen Fig- 55 ures 2, 3, and 4 are noted. For instance, the plateis placed as shown `in Figure and a mark 9 is made along one of theedges The letter 'B then is stenciled, as shown at 10 in Figure 3. Theplate is shifted until the 60 edge 8 of the appropriate one of thenotches is made to coincide with the line\9, as shown in Figure 1.1-,and then the letter Eis stenciled. A mark is made along the edge 7, asindicated at 11 in Figure 2, and the plate is shifted to 65 bring theedge 8 of the appropriate notch up -to the line 11, whereby the letter Dis stenoiled in. Of course, if all of the letters required do not happento be on one plate, the operator will shift from plate to plate as oe- 7casion may require. There is an advantage in having the notches 6 inboth edges of the stencil plate because sometimes it is convenient tomark for the spacing along one edge of the plate, and again it may bemore convenient to mark for the spacing along the opposite edge of theplate.

The device is further characterized by the fact that the constituentmaterial of the plate is turned over along all of the edges of eachnotch 6 to define a flange 12 which prevents the paint from gettingunder the plate at the notches. The constituent material of the platealso is turned over around all-of the edges of each of the characters inthe stencil plate to form a iiange 14 that keeps the paint from workingunder the stencil plate when the paint or other pigment is worked intothe character-forming openings with a brush.

The stencil plates are cut out of cardboard longitudinal edges withnotches 6 alternating', or pasteboard or other suitable material withwith the openings. Each notch has opposteel dies, and hand cutting isdone away with sitely disposed transverse edges 7 and 8, the entirely. Aconsiderable number of characedge 7 being alluded to as the left-handedge,

-for convenience, the edge 8 being the ri glithand edge of the notch.

The notches 6 are of such length and are so disposed with respect to thecharacterforming openings in the plates that when the plate is shiftedto bring one of the right-hand lters are cut through each stencil plateand the operator generally does not have more than ,seven stencil platesto work with. Thislis a manifest advantage over a construction in whicha single character only, is out through the stencil plate, it beingnecessary under such @o circumstances for the operator to keep thirty orforty different plates properly sorted out and'placed. By having aconsiderable nurnber of letters on each plate and by providing the plateWith oppositely disposed parallel longitudinal edges, the characters canbe kept in line Without diiiiculty. v i

lWhen the device is made from oiled cardboard or pasteboard it can beturned out cheaply, but nevertheless, it will be durable '10 and capableof repeated use. When the lates are struck out With steel rule dies, theanges la and 12 can be formed automatically as the character-formingopenings and the notches aremade. 15 What is claimed is 1. A stencilplate having openings defining characters and providedv in' its edge`with notches alternating with the character-forming openings, each notchhaving oppositely disposed transverse right-hand and left-hand edges,the notches being of such length and being so disposed With respect tothe character-forming openings that when the plate is shifted to bringone of the right-hand edges 25 into the place formerly occupied by oneof the left-hand edges, the stenciled characters Will be spaced properlyfrom each other.

2. A device of the class described, constructed as set forth in claim l,and further characterized by the fact that the constituent materia-l ofthe plate is turned over along all of the edges of each notch, to definea flange which constitutes a paint stop. 3. A device of the classdescribed, constructed as set forth 'in claim l, and furthercharacterized by the fact that the constituent material of the plate isturned over along all of the edges of the openings, to define a' flangewhich constitutes a-paintstop. l

"40 4. A device of the class described, con-i structed as set forth inclaim l, and further 4 characterized by the fact that the constituentmaterial of the plate is turned vover along all of the edges of eachnotch,and along all of 45 the edges of the openings, to define flangeswhich form paint stops. .i

In testimony that I claim the foregoing'as my own, I have hereto aixedmy signature.

ROBERT 'DAVID' GrOULl).A

